During the Board of Supervisors' (BOS) work session on March 28, 2017, James Menlove, then Gila County Finance Director, discussed the idea of converting Gila County hearing officers from part-time employee status to independent contractors. After the discussion, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to move forward and create a plan to convert the hearing officers to independent contractors. Further, the Board of Supervisors requested staff to present the finalized plan at a future work session.
During the BOS work session held on July 25, 2017, Michael O'Driscoll, Health and Emergency Management Division Director, presented to the Board of Supervisors a proposed new hearing officer ordinance along with draft hearing procedures for Environmental Health, Animal Control, Onsite Wastewater, Floodplain, and Planning and Zoning. During this meeting Jeff Dalton, Deputy County Attorney, Civil Bureau Chief, recommended meeting with Mr. O'Driscoll to discuss in more detail the proposed ordinance.
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